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A protestors attends a demonstration against the ban on Muslim women wearing the burqa in public in The Hague, November 30, 2006. The Dutch government agreed to a total ban on the wearing of burqas and other Muslim face veils in public, justifying the move on security grounds. The Netherlands would be the first European state to impose a countrywide ban on Islamic face coverings, though other countries have already outlawed them in specific places. REUTERS/Toussaint Kluiters (Netherlands) – RTR1JV9S